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beggar-ticks — eggar ticks n. 1. the seed of bur marigolds. Syn: spanish needles. [WordNet 1.5] 2. any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow flowers and pricky fruits that cling to fur and clothing; also called {beggar s ticks}. Syn: bur marigold … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beggar-ticks — Beggar s ticks Beg gar s ticks The bur marigold ({Bidens}) and its achenes, which are armed with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with unpleasant tenacity; also called {beggar ticks}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beggar ticks — beggar s lice, beggar s ticks or beggar ticks plural noun 1. Any of various plants with burrs 2. The burrs themselves • • • Main Entry: ↑beg … Useful english dictionary
beggar-ticks — noun 1. the seed of bur marigolds • Syn: ↑Spanish needles • Hypernyms: ↑bur, ↑burr • Part Holonyms: ↑bur marigold, ↑burr marigold, ↑beggar s ticks, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
beggar-ticks — stick tight stick tight , n. (Bot.) 1. any of several plants having seeds tipped with barbs that may cling to fur or clothing, especially those of the genus {Bidens}, also called {bur marigold}, {beggar ticks}, and {Beggar s ticks}, which have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beggar-ticks — /beg euhr tiks /, n., pl. beggar ticks. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. any of several composite plants of the genus Bidens, having rayless yellow flowers and barbed achenes that cling to clothing. 2. the achenes of these plants. 3. any of… … Universalium
beggar-ticks — ilgakotis lakišius statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Bidens frondosa), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Bidens frondosa angl. beggar ticks; devil s beggar ticks; stick tights šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
beggar-ticks — also beggar s ticks noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: circa 1818 1. bur marigold; also its prickly achenes 2. beggar s lice … New Collegiate Dictionary
beggar ticks — Po olānui; ko oko olau (all kinds) … English-Hawaiian dictionary
European beggar-ticks — noun bur marigold of temperate Eurasia • Syn: ↑trifid beggar ticks, ↑trifid bur marigold, ↑Bidens tripartita • Hypernyms: ↑bur marigold, ↑burr marigold, ↑beggar ticks, ↑beggar s ticks, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
